The Ashford Local Plan 2030 was adopted in February 2019 and sets out the land that needs to be provided in the borough to accommodate new homes and jobs up to 2030. It contains a number of sites across the borough proposed for development as well as establishing planning policies and guidance to...

A new class of permitted development was introduced in July 2023 by The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2023 allowing temporary recreational campsites. Class BC has been designed to strike a balance between enabling outdoor enthusiasts to...

Are you an independent town planner? If so, this is the ideal CPD for you.

A group of independent planning consultants have come together to create a conference for independent planning consultants this November! If you are a sole trader, one man band, or part of a small consultancy this...

The new Elmbridge Local Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State for examination on 10 August 2023. 

The Plan states that it is taking a "brownfield first" approach, and seeking to make provision for the delivery of the following development between 2021 and 2037:

a) At least 6,785 net...

Crawley Borough Council are in the process of reviewing their Local Plan to ensure that it is up to date, consistent with national policy and addresses local issues which may have developed since the Local Plan was adopted on the 16th December 2015. The Local Plan contains strategic planning...

Gosport Borough Council are preparing a new Local Plan that will identify sites for housing, employment and other land uses as well as protecting the Borough’s open space, nature conservation and heritage. It will be used in the determination of planning applications across the Borough and will...